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Reviewer: Pravastatin , 55-64 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

Effectiveness

Current Rating: 1

Ease of Use

Current Rating: 1

Satisfaction

Current Rating: 1

Comment: Took this medication for a week. Started feeling weakness and pain in my arm. Thought I was having a heart attack. My fingers have also went numb. Have not taken for two days and the numbness is leaving, but still there. My chest is also heavy. Like others, I am going to try other alternatives, like exercise, diet and Niacin.

Comment:Took this medication for a week. Started feeling weakness and pain in my arm. Thought I was having a heart attack. My fingers have also went numb. Have not taken for two days and the numbness is leaving, but still there. My chest is also heavy. Like others, I am going to try other alternatives, like exercise, diet and Niacin. Hide Full Comment

Reviewer: CaptSkinny, 45-54 Male on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

Effectiveness

Current Rating: 5

Ease of Use

Current Rating: 5

Satisfaction

Current Rating: 1

Comment: 45 year old male...BP and cholesterol issues...My fault, not genetic...6'2" 265 pounds...Drug worked great! high-good cholesterol, low-bad cholesterol-average 130's...Wanna know why I stopped taking statins? No.1 reason-never had inflammation anywhere. Right metatarsal portion of my right foot would ache each morning until it was used for about 15 minutes of movement from no injury
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Comment:45 year old male...BP and cholesterol issues...My fault, not genetic...6'2" 265 pounds...Drug worked great! high-good cholesterol, low-bad cholesterol-average 130's...Wanna know why I stopped taking statins? No.1 reason-never had inflammation anywhere. Right metatarsal portion of my right foot would ache each morning until it was used for about 15 minutes of movement from no injury what so ever. Eye sight became blurry in one eye. Reading glasses made it 100% better. Went to eye doctor, said it was a slight astigmatism. Guess what? After two months of not taking the drug I no longer have an astigmatism, no pain at all. I am down to 240 pounds and my cholesterol is at 155 now. Still manageable...Easier to lose weight without the drug and a better lifestyle. BP is also down but thats a different drug...I am going to eventually ween myself off that too once I get down to 215-220 on the weight. I feel great. I mentally prepared myself by telling myself that I lived back in the 1950's before they had all these drugs available and the only way to cure me is by taking better care of number one! Don't rely on prescription drugs if one can stop being a typical American and live correctly. I am a pilot for a fortune 100 company. All I used to do is eat large on the road - never exercise for a job that has zero cardio built into it as well as booze with the boys. I can still have fun working without all that excess. Stop the madness! Drugs suck!Hide Full Comment

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Reviewer: Pravastatin, 55-64 Male on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)

Effectiveness

Current Rating: 3

Ease of Use

Current Rating: 1

Satisfaction

Current Rating: 1

Comment: After being on this for about two years I started having bad burning pain in abdomen below left rib cage. After suffering with that for over two years I stopped taking it pain is gone.

Comment:After being on this for about two years I started having bad burning pain in abdomen below left rib cage. After suffering with that for over two years I stopped taking it pain is gone.Hide Full Comment

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